Derek

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Derek is a given name used predominantly for boys. There have been 238,769 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 237,860 as boys and 909 as girls. Derek gained popularity in the 1950s, peaked in 1989 and has since declined significantly.

Popularity Over Time

Popularity by State (2024)

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Yearly Data

Year Births
2024 1,355
2023 1,240
2022 1,155
2021 1,094
2020 1,063
2019 1,115
2018 1,408
2017 1,546
2016 1,715
2015 1,883
2014 1,881
2013 1,874
2012 2,116
2011 2,146
2010 2,299
2009 2,306
2008 2,488
2007 2,854
2006 2,647
2005 2,430
2004 2,549
2003 2,761
2002 2,787
2001 3,013
2000 3,222
1999 3,190
1998 3,419
1997 3,680
1996 3,931
1995 4,465
1994 5,096
1993 5,772
1992 6,310
1991 6,911
1990 8,101
1989 8,402
1988 8,129
1987 8,310
1986 6,936
1985 6,702
1984 7,013
1983 7,039
1982 7,035
1981 6,523
1980 7,296
1979 4,227
1978 3,822
1977 3,464
1976 3,187
1975 3,201
1974 3,657
1973 3,940
1972 4,163
1971 4,693
1970 4,162
1969 2,937
1968 2,472
1967 2,456
1966 2,117
1965 1,809
1964 1,594
1963 1,644
1962 1,607
1961 1,405
1960 1,047
1959 991
1958 917
1957 677
1956 619
1955 501
1954 393
1953 338
1952 342
1951 278
1950 202
1949 113
1948 63
1947 61
1946 48
1945 40
1944 46
1943 81
1942 32
1941 18
1940 31
1939 23
1938 20
1937 9
1936 30
1935 11
1934 10
1933 11
1932 12
1931 16
1930 13
1929 6
1924 6